In each pensioner's home investigated, the living room was heated during the afternoons and evenings to between 17 and 24°C. The rate of heating in the rest of the flat was influenced by weekly income. Temperatures there were very much lower than in the living room, generally being less than...

A survey of 14 South London flats for pensioners revealed the dangerously cold conditions in which they lived during winter. A method of assessing improvements to the building fabric and heating system is proposed. Its stages are: (i) set a temperature standard and expenditure targets, (ii)...